Anti-Counterfeiting And Tamper Evident Marking

Datalase presented its anti-counterfeiting systems at the Product and Image Security (PISEC) conference.

Datalase presented its anti-counterfeiting systems at the Product and Image Security (PISEC) conference.

The presentation, given by Trevor Wilson, the company's vice president of business development, detailed product, brand and document anti-counterfeiting products developed by the company.

Entitled 'secure laser marking using Datalase processes' the presentation is available free-of-charge direct from Datalase.

The company said that the presentation provides an insight in to the Datalase process, product range and its applications.

The Datalase process is a technique that is claimed to be capable of producing tamper resistant images cost-effectively.

The patented technology begins by applying a special laser responsive coating on to a substrate.

A computer controlled beam of very low power CO2 laser light then images the substrate and the image appears as the coating undergoes a white-to-black colour change reaction where the laser light strikes.

The company added that most commercial substrate conversion processes can be used to apply Datalase coatings including gravure, flexographic, screen, pad, offset and spray.

The new presentation contains examples for security and anti-counterfeiting systems for laminated pharmaceutical labels, passport, identity and security cards, cigarette carton security and tablet coatings.

Datalase believes that is products are of interest for a range of different anti-counterfeiting applications.

The applications demonstrated in the presentation include bar codes and graphics on laminated pharmaceutical labels, traceability codes for cigarette carton security, laser imaging within small plastic components, encapsulated imaging on packaging and microprinting on passports, identity cards and security documents.

PISEC is said to be the world's leading and most established convention in the security printing and packaging industries.

The conference provides informative programmes that offer first hand advice and technology transfer opportunities for exhibitors, sponsors and delegates from around the world.

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